Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
ELA
Unit 5
4th Grade
Lesson 26 of 26
These assessments accompany this unit to help gauge student understanding of key unit content and skills.
Content Assessment
The Content Assessment pushes students to synthesize unit content knowledge or unit essential questions in writing. The Content Assessment should be used as the primary assessment because it shows mastery of unit content knowledge and standards. This assessment should take approximately one class period.
Cold Read Assessment
The Cold Read Assessment tests students' ability to comprehend a "cold" or unfamiliar passage and answer standards-based questions. The Cold Read Assessment can be given in addition to the Content Assessment as a pulse point for what students can read and analyze independently, a skill often required for standardized testing. This assessment should take approximately one class period.
Fluency Assessment
The Fluency Assessment allows teachers to monitor students' oral reading fluency progress with a reading passage drawn from one of the unit's core texts. The Fluency Assessment should be given at the end of a unit. Teachers should plan to pull students one-on-one to do this while the rest of the class is independently reading or writing. Find additional guidance for using this assessment and supporting reading fluency in Teacher Tools.
Lesson Map
3 days
State an opinion about which figure should be honored and justify the choice with relevant evidence.
Identify the most relevant details that support an opinion.
- Single Paragraph Outline
- Opinion Brainstorming Page (G4, U5, L9)
Standards
RI.4.9SL.4.1.aW.4.5W.4.8
Elaborate on details by clearly explaining how details support their position.
- Single Paragraph Outline — (completed on Day 1)
Standards
RI.4.1W.4.1W.4.1.bW.4.5
Revise and edit an opinion paragraph by selecting the most appropriate strategy.
- Revision Strategy Menu (G4, U5, L9)
Standards
L.4.1.fW.4.5
2 days
Write a multi-paragraph essay that responds to a unit Essential Question.
Use subordinating conjunctions in the topic sentences to show time or contrast.
- Discussion Handout (G4, U5, L12) — (Completed during Lesson 12)
- Discussion Handout Sample Response (G4, U5, L12)
- Two Paragraph Outline (G4, U5, L13)
- Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G4, U5, L13)
Standards
L.4.1.fW.4.2W.4.2.aW.4.2.bW.4.2.e
Include analysis that clearly connects details to the main idea.
Standards
W.4.2W.4.2.aW.4.2.bW.4.2.e
6 days
Research and present on an African American leader who made a significant impact on America.
Organize research notes into categories.
- Research Recording Page (G4, U5, L25)
Standards
W.4.7W.4.8
Select the most important information and group by topic in a plan.
- Research Recording Page (G4, U5, L25) — Completed on Day 1
- Two Paragraph Outline (G4, U5, L25)
Standards
W.4.2.aW.4.2.bW.4.2.eW.4.7
Choose an appropriate paragraph structure and include signal words that show the relationship between ideas.
- Research Recording Page (G4, U5, L25) — Completed on Day 1
- Two Paragraph Outline (G4, U5, L25) — Completed on Day 2
Standards
W.4.2W.4.2.aW.4.2.bW.4.7
Include appropriate background information in the introduction and a strong final thought in the conclusion.
- Research Recording Page (G4, U5, L25) — Completed on Day 1
- Two Paragraph Outline (G4, U5, L25) — Completed on Day 2
Standards
W.4.2W.4.2.aW.4.2.e
Revise and edit an opinion paragraph by selecting the most appropriate strategy.
- Revision Strategy Menu (G4, U5, L9)
Standards
L.4.1.eL.4.1.fW.4.4W.4.5
Include illustrations that contribute to the mood or main idea of a text.
Standards
SL.4.1W.4.2.a
